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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

2,490 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 125

Dairying. Milk Veins and Production

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

The so-called milk veins which extend forward from the udder on the abdomen of the cow are not milk veins at all, but blood veins…

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Balranald Mystery a Farmer Missing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 3

Sensational developments are expected to follow the disappearance of Thomas Granger Thomson, a well to do farmer of Balranald (N.S.W)…

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Easier Tendency. the Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 7

Wheat is approximately per quarter easter in London, and the Sydney market shows a tendency to relax, Farmers jobs, however, were…

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Farming in New Zealand. a New South Wales View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

One of our Agricultural Department's experts, Mr. E,Breakwell, B.Sc has just returned from a month's tour of the North Island and has related his impressions in a manner, that, should prove interesting and helpful to our primary producers…

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Butter Steady. Graded for Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 7

The butter position is unaltered, inquiry being steady. During the week ended January 31, the Commonwealth [?]raders examined in New South Wales…

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Wheat Declines. Sympathy with Overseas Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

The State wheat markets were affected by the fall oversea, and shippers lowered their limits for farmers lost by [?] to 1[?] to 6/8 to 6/9,…

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Wool Trade British Market. Situation Reviewed. LONDON, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Describing the wool outlook, a leading member of the trade says:— "The position generally would not be serious if a reasonable working…

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Dearer Wheat. U.S.A Perturbed. New York, Feb. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

For the first time since the war the United States, itself one of the world's great granaries, is beginning to fuel the pinch of high wheat prices…

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A Farm Romance From Poverty to Riches

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

A motor car salesman in Sydney on Monday sold a Rolls Royce, cash on the nail, to a farmer, who 12 months ago couldn't pay the bills of a…

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Dairy Produce and Fruit

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

The Minister for Markets and Migration, Senator Pearce, said on Monday that the Board of Control provided for under the Dairy Produce Export…

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Sheep Farms. a Big Venture. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The prospectus will be issued dur ing the week-end of Australian Sheep Farms, Ltd., with a capital of [?]400,000, to acquire the pastoral…

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Dingoes Menace Sheep Industry

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

The invasion of hordes of dingoes into districts where formerly there were but few of these posts is causing grave concern to many sheepowners in various parts…

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Wheat Steadier. Sydney Quotations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 3

The Sydney wheat market reflected the improved tone in oversea markers. The quotation for farmers lots was generally firm at 6/9, equal to 6/2 per…

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Easier Tendency. the Wheat Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 8

Wheat is approximately 6d per quarter easier in London, and the Sydney market shows a tendency to relax. Farmers' lots, however, were…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

These notes are issued every week, by direction of the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of…

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Rise in Wheat Prices,. World-wide Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

There is a marked difference in butter production and wheat growing in Australia in the all-important matter of prices. In the dairying industry with high production low prices may be expected, and with low production high prices but it is bot so in the ease of wheat…

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World's Wheat Market Supply and Demand Demand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

In view of the high price of wheat, an article on "Marketing of Wheat by Dr. A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., D.Sc., director Waite Agricultural…

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Pastoral. Aim at the Cover. the First Principle in Rabbit Destruction

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

If the class of country and tenure warrants the expenditure, there is only one way to deal with the rabbit problem, and that, in short, is…

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London Wool Sales. First Series Closes. Fair Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The wool sales closed on Tuesday. The total catalogue consisted of 114,000 bales, 74,000 of which we sold, including 35,000 to the…

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Dairy Produce and Fruit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The Minister for Markets aud Migration, Senator Pearce, said on Monday that the Board of Control provided for under the Dairy Produce Export…

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